Assistant Director, Health Promotion and Wellness Services

Job Details

Assistant Director, Health Promotion and Wellness Services

Department: University Health Services

Appointment Type and Duration: Regular, Ongoing

Salary: $72,000 - $78,000

Compensation Band: OS-OA07-Fiscal Year 2025-2026

FTE: 1.0

Application Review Begins: February 9, 2026; position open until filled.

Special Instructions to Applicants

Please complete an online application, including the following:

• Upload a current resume or CV that includes dates of employment.
• You will be asked to provide responses within the application relating to your qualifications.
• You will be asked to provide the names and contact information for three professional references. A current or most recent supervisor (if not currently employed) is preferred. Candidates will be notified before any references are contacted.

Department Summary

The Division of Student Life supports the university's academic mission and strategic plan through comprehensive programs and services that promote and advance student learning and success while fostering an inclusive and vibrant campus community. ... University Health Services (UHS) is a unit within the Division of Student Life and is a nationally accredited (AAAHC) outpatient clinic providing primary care to students at the University of Oregon.

Position Summary

The Assistant Director, Health Promotion & Wellness Services serves as a member of the Leadership Team within Health Promotion and Wellness Services (HPWS) at University Health Services with a focus on sexual wellbeing and violence prevention. ... This position reports to the Director of Health Promotion & Wellness Services and supervises the Program Coordinator for Sexual Violence Prevention Education, the Sexual Wellbeing Specialist, and any additional staffing within Health Promotion and Wellbeing Services.

Minimum Requirements

• Master's degree in counseling, social work, public health, prevention science, family and human services, college student personnel, student affairs administration, or related field.
• Two years of direct professional experience in designing, implementing, and evaluating programs to promote health and/or prevent violence in individuals and communities.

Professional Competencies

• Strong, effective communication skills, including excellent listening skills.
• Interpersonal skills to engage effectively with people from diverse social, cultural, racial, gender identity and expression, economic and educational backgrounds.
• Strong facilitation skills to motivate and encourage others towards environmental and behavioral change utilizing best practices.
• Ability to build and sustain successful coalitions and committees that focus on sexual violence prevention efforts.
• Experience with and/or commitment to working effectively with individuals from diverse backgrounds, in support of an inclusive and welcoming environment.

Preferred Qualifications

• Direct professional experience in sexual violence prevention and/or sexual health programming within an institution of higher education.
• Experience with critical review of professional literature related to sexual violence prevention and sexual health promotion - especially among college-aged populations.
• Experience in campus, community, or public health research in program planning and evaluation.
• Organizational and time management skills, including setting priorities, achieving program and department goals, and performing multiple work assignments simultaneously with acute attention to detail.
• Strong acumen for collaboration and community building, with the agility to establish and maintain strong working relationships with individuals and units across the university and community.
• Experience developing and implementing environmental and policy change activities, grant writing and/or executing grant-funded initiatives.
• Experience providing direct services to support individuals impacted by interpersonal violence.
• Experience supervising professional staff and/or student staff.